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ERIC Number: EJ350856
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Elaborating to Learn and Learning to Elaborate.
Pressley, Michael; And Others
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v20 n2 p76-91 Feb 1987
Two types of elaboration are reviewed as potent strategies for the learning disabled: (1) modifications to make materials more learnable and (2) recommendations about elaborative strategies that learners can execute. A model of autonomous and flexible strategy use is presented with emphasis on efficient strategy application. (DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Elaboration